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Harm's Decision
~JAG
Headquarters~
0900 Hours
Falls
Church, Virginia
It is a couple of weeks until Mac marries the Australian
Mic Brumby, who Harm dislikes with a passion. Over the past few months since Mac and Brumby announced that they were
getting married on the 26th of May, Harm has been pondering over his
feelings for Colonel Mackenzie. He knew
that the only person that he could confide in is the Admiral. He exits his office and heads for the
Admiral's office.
~Admiral
Chegwidden's Office~
Tyner buzzed the Admiral, "Sir,
Commander Rabb is her to see you." "Send him in, Tyner." AJ said in
his Admiral type of voice. "Admiral,
there is something that I need to tell you and I need this conversation to stay
between us." Harm told his CO. "I understand Commander, I will keep this
conversation in between us. No one will
know what we talked about." AJ told his
best JAG lawyer. "I do not know where
to start, well here goes nothing…" Harm was trying to get the words out when
the Admiral said, "Harm, just spit it out." "I am in love with Col. Mackenzie." Harm's sudden outburst stunned that
Admiral. "How long have you known this,
Commander?" The admiral asked. "From the first time that I saw Mac, I
instantly fell in love with her. Every
time that I go to sleep, I dream that she and I are together and she is not
with that Australian Brumby. I also
dream that we are in love with each other, married with children. I hope that I am not boring you,
Admiral." Harm finishes. All of a sudden Tyner buzzes the Admiral and
says, "Col. Mackenzie is here to see you, Admiral." "Commander, come by my house at 1800 hours and we can finish this
conversation." The irritated Admiral
said. With that Commander Rabb leaves
the Admiral's office. He runs into Mac
outside and says, "How are the wedding plans coming, Colonel?" "They are coming along great, with a few
arguments along the way." Mac told her
partner. Meanwhile Harm had a lunch
date with his godson AJ Roberts. He
heads out to have lunch with his godson and spend the afternoon with him.
~Robert's
Residence~
Rosslyn,
Virginia
There was a knock on the door of Bud and Harriet's
place. "Unca Harm" Little AJ says. Little AJ was named after Admiral AJ
Chedwiggen. "Hey, AJ!" Harm says as AJ
jumps into his arms. "Are you ready to go and have fun?" Harm asks the eager godson. "AJ, you behave for Uncle Harm." Bud tells his son. "Ok, daddy." AJ manages to get out those few words as Harm walks
out of the door.
Harm and little AJ were on their way
for a fun filled afternoon to themselves. Harm had planned a picnic planned, trip to an amusement park and then he
had to drop AJ off and then go to the Admiral's house to discuss Mac. All day Harm could not get his mind off of
Mac. Every time that Harm would look at
little AJ, he would think of how great it would be to have a family with his
partner, Mac. Before Harm knew it, he
looked down at his watch and noticed that it was time to go. "AJ, it is time to go home." Harm said to the youngster. "Unca Harm, I don't wanna go yet." Little AJ said. "We have to go, let's see, the next time that we spend together I
will bring Mac. How does that sound?" Harm replied. As he said that they were off to the Robert's house and he was
off to the Admiral's house.
~Admiral
Chedwiggen's Residence
1800 hours
There was a knock on the Admiral's door; he automatically
knew that it was Rabb. "Come in,
Harm." The Admiral invited him in. "Thank you, Admiral." Harm replied. "Since we are out of uniform, please and I insist that you call
me AJ." Admiral responded. "Before the Col. interrupted our
conversation, you were saying that you had feelings for Mac." The Admiral said. "Yes, I have had feelings for Mac for a while now. Now, since she is marrying Mic, something
has come over me." Harm told his
CO. "What is that something,
Harm?" Admiral asked. "I think that it is a feeling, it is telling
me that I should tell the Colonel about my feelings, before she marries the
wrong man." "I do not think that is
such a good idea." Admiral said. Just then there was a knock on the
door. "Damnit, every time that I am
talking to you someone knocks on my damn door. Who's there?" The Admiral
asks. "It is Colonel Mackenzie." "Hold on, Col. Harm, when I open the door,
you walk out and I will say think about what I said. Got it," Admiral says. He
opens the door, "Col. Commander." "Harm
will you think about what I said?" "Yes, and thank you Admiral." Harm replies. Harm proceeds to
leave the Admiral's house, leaving Mac to talk with the Admiral.
Meanwhile Harm is wondering what Mac
is talking to the Admiral about. Back at
the Admiral's house, Mac and the Admiral are talking about the upcoming
wedding. "So, how are the wedding plans
coming along, Colonel?" the Admiral
asked. "Without a few objections from
Mic, everything is ok. That is not why
I am here. I am here to talk to you
about Harm." Mac said. The Admiral looked stunned by her
statement. He was wondering what she
would say about Harm, even though he knew what Harm said about her. "Admiral, there is something that I need to
tell you. This needs to stay between
you and I. I have feelings for another
man besides Mic." Mac tells her
CO. "Well, who is this mystery man that
you have feelings for?" the Admiral
asked. "Well, it is Harm." Mac responded. As she said that the Admiral fell out of his chair. "You have feelings for Harm and Mic. What are you going to do about this, Mac."
The Admiral says as he gains his composure back. "I have no clue on what I am going to do, I love Mic, but I also
love Harm. Since Harm is with Renee, I
see no relationship that can happen between Harm and I." Mac says. "There is something that I have to tell you, Renee broke up with Harm,
after learning that Harm has feelings for another woman. I do not have a clue on who the other woman
is. I figured that he would tell me but
he did not." Admiral said lying through
his teeth. Mac announces that she has
to leave to go back to the office to finish some paperwork. She leaves and the Admiral is so glad that
she left.
~JAG
Headquarters~
1930 hours
Harm was in his office wondering why Mac went to the Admiral's house. Maybe it was to discuss their relationship or was it to discuss Mac and Mic's upcoming wedding. He knew that he had to make a decision on whether to tell Mac how he felt about her; the question is when and how. Meanwhile it had been nearly two hours since Mac had left the Admiral's office. He was daydreaming about telling Mac his feelings for her, when suddenly there was a knock on his door that startled him. "Enter" Harm said. "Hey, Harm." Mac said. He was so surprised to see Mac there in his office after hours. He knew that this was the perfect time to tell her, but it was not the place. "Hey, Mac. How was your visit with the Admiral go?" Harm managed to get out. "It went fairly well, why?" Mac responded. "I was just wondering that's all. So, are you and Mic ready for the wedding?" Harm asked Mac. "Yes, we are there are just a few bumps along the way." Mac responded. "Well, I guess that I will go home to get some sleep, I am exhausted." Harm told Mac. "Playing with our godson had worn you out, I see." Mac said jokingly. "Our godson" Harm thought to himself, maybe I should tell her or should I wait. That is the question. With that Harm said his good byes and went home.
~Harm's apartment~
North of Union Station
Washington DC
Harm unlocked his door, threw his briefcase on the sofa, changed into his PJ's and then went to bed. As he lay there asleep he dreamed of only one woman, Mac. He dreams of their wedding day, Sergei, Bud, Tyner were his best men. The Admiral walked Mac down the aisle. Harriet, Sydney, and Chloe were her bridesmaids. Little AJ was the ring bearer. It was all-perfect, well thought out and wonderful until he hears a loud noise from outside his apartment. He suddenly awakens, someone is knocking on his door, "Who in the heck could this be at 2 in the morning?" He wonders to himself. "Who is there?" Harm asked. "It's Mac, open up." She said crying. Harm runs out of the bedroom just in his boxer shorts and opens the door. He sees Mac standing there crying hysterically, "Mac, what is the matter and why are you so bruised?" He notices the bruises on Mac's wrists. "What the hell did Brumby do to you?" Harm asks her. All of a sudden, Mac bursts into tears and says, "Well, we were discussing plans for the wedding and the invitations. We were narrowing down out list and your name showed up and Mic did not want you at the wedding because he was afraid that you would talk me out of marrying him. We argued about it, Mic left and then showed up drunk. He tried to force me into bed and when I refused that is when..You see what happened. Can I please stay the night here?" Mac told an angry Harm. "Of course you can stay here. I will protect you from him." They went to the couch, turned on the TV and watched a movie of Harm's. Harm said to Mac, "Go into my bedroom and find something that you can sleep in." She proceeds to Harm's bedroom and finds a notepad with something written on it. She wonders to herself, "Should I read this, since it is addressed to me. No I should not." She finds something to wear and puts the long shirt on and keeps pondering to herself over the letter. Harm is wondering what is taking Mac so long, and he asks, "Mac, are you ok?" Harm's question startles Mac. "Yes, I am fine. Is it ok if I take a shower?" What Harm does not know is that she is actually going to take a shower, but first she is going to read the letter. "Yes, it is ok. I will have something for you to eat, when you get out of the shower." She takes the letter into the bathroom. The envelope says, "For Sarah Eyes Only". She opens the envelope and starts to read the letter. This is what the letter says:
My dearest Marine:
From the first time that I saw you I told myself, She is the most beautiful Marine that I had ever seen. There is a lot of stuff that I have to tell you and I do not how to say it. I know that we have been partners and friends for four years. We both have had trouble in relationships in the past and now present. I know that I have not found the woman for me but now I have. She is the most beautiful person in the world; she is kind but sometimes a jarhead. My feelings for this person started to surface, when I found out that she is getting married. I did not know what do about my feelings for her. So, I talked to the Admiral and he told me to follow my heart and what my heart says to do, and then do it. So now I am following my heart. Now, is the time that I have to be truthful to this person. The person that I have these feelings for is you Sarah Mackenzie. I am love with you, Mac. I have been in love with you from the first time that I saw you. Please don't be mad with me over this.
Semper fi,
Harm
Mac stood there in the bathroom stunned by the
letter. She did not know what to say to
this. She thought that a shower would
help her get her mind off of this letter. After she took a shower, she proceeded to the kitchen, where Harm was
fixing her something to eat. When made
eye contact with Harm something in her said to kiss him. She kisses him and tells him that she read
the letter. Harm was so surprised by
the kiss and the confession that Mac read his letter addressed to her. "I wanted to tell you in person, so I had
to write it down on paper. I am so
sorry that you saw it. I do not want to
disrupt anything between you and Brumby." Harm said. "There is nothing
between Mic and I after what happened at my apartment. I want to stay here with
you for the rest of the night. We both
do not have to be at work until 9." Harm was reluctant to agree but he says, "Sure. You can stay here for however long you
want." Mac proceeded to eat what Harm
fixed her. What the night had in store
with them no one knows. We will just
have to see.